lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and when they whore after their gods and sacrifice to their gods and you are invited, you eat of his sacrifice,
The traitors are pardoned and made favorites again. When the covenant was broken, Israel broke it; now that it is renewed, God makes it, so if there be peace, God must have all the glory. These marvels are without precedent, the joy of Israel and the terror of their enemies, wrought to confirm their faith and prove His dominion over nations.
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Commenting on Exodus 34:10-17
Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land,.... A marriage covenant, taking their daughters in marriage to their sons, and "vice versa", as the following words show; here the caution is to be understood and the words supplied from Exo 34:12 and inserted and connected thus, "take heed to thyself, lest thou make", &c.
The Lord repeats two pillars of the covenant: no league with the Canaanites and true worship of Himself alone. He is jealous and will not share His people with idols. Marriage to their daughters is the trap; through these unions, Israel will be persuaded to abandon Him and go whoring after foreign gods.
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Commenting on Exodus 34:11-16